Sawyers Bay
District of Port Chalmers
Otago - New Zealand

Otago Peninsula

The Otago Peninsula is a long, hilly indented finger of land that forms the easternmost part of Dunedin, New Zealand. Volcanic in origin, it forms one wall of the eroded valley that now forms Otago Harbour. The peninsula lies south-east of Otago Harbour and runs parallel to the mainland for 20 km, with a maximum width of 9 km. It is joined to the mainland at the south-west end by a narrow isthmus about 1.5 km wide.

Located at -45.8583, 170.65 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Otago Peninsula, Volcanoes of New Zealand, Visitor attractions in Dunedin, Tombolos

Portobello, New Zealand

Portobello is a village beside the Otago Harbour halfway along the Otago Peninsula in Dunedin City, New Zealand. It lies at the foot of a small peninsula (Portobello Peninsula) between Portobello Bay and Latham Bay. Like scores of Dunedin features, it was named after a locality, Portobello, in Edinburgh Scotland. At the end of Portobello Peninsula sits a marine research station, the Portobello Marine Laboratory, which is part of the University of Otago.

Located at -45.8398, 170.651 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Populated places in the Otago Region, Otago Peninsula, Suburbs of Dunedin

Otago Harbour

Otago Harbour is the natural harbour of Dunedin, New Zealand, consisting of a long, much-indented stretch of generally navigable water separating the Otago Peninsula from the mainland. They join at its southwest end, 21 km from the harbour mouth. It is home to Dunedins deep water port facilities on its western shores in the suburb of Port Chalmers.

Located at -45.8167, 170.65 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Geography of the Otago Region, Geography of Dunedin, Otago Peninsula, Ports and harbours of New Zealand, Volcanoes of New Zealand, Shield volcanoes, Volcanic calderas of New Zealand, Submarine calderas, Miocene volcanoes, Extinct volcanoes

Port Chalmers

Port Chalmers is a suburb and the main port of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand, with a population of 3,000. Port Chalmers lies ten kilometres inside Otago Harbour, some 15 kilometres northeast from Dunedin's city centre. Much of Port Chalmers is located on a small hilly peninsula, at the northern end of which is a large reclaimed area which is now the site of Dunedin's container port.

Located at -45.8178, 170.619 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Suburbs of Dunedin, Populated places in the Otago Region, Ports and harbours of New Zealand, Port cities in New Zealand, Port Chalmers

Larnach Castle

Larnach Castle (also referred to as "Larnach's Castle"), is an imposing mansion on the ridge of the Otago Peninsula within the limits of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand, close to the small settlement of Pukehiki. It is one of a few houses of this scale in New Zealand. The house and its grounds are regularly open to the public.

Located at -45.8617, 170.627 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Castles in New Zealand, Houses in New Zealand, Buildings and structures in Dunedin, Otago Peninsula, Scottish baronial architecture, NZHPT Category I listings in the Otago Region, History of Dunedin, Robert Lawson buildings, Visitor attractions in Dunedin, Reportedly haunted locations in New Zealand, Gardens in New Zealand, Museums in Dunedin, Historic house museums in New Zealand

Quarantine Island / Kamau Taurua

Quarantine Island/Kamau Taurua is the largest island in Otago Harbour, close to the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. The island covers an area of 15 hectares, and is mainly a publicly accessible recreation reserve. The major buildings on the island are listed with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust and owned by the St Martin Island Community. The island served as the quarantine station for Otago from 1863 until 1924.

Located at -45.8282, 170.633 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Islands of New Zealand, Geography of Dunedin, Port Chalmers

Macandrew Bay

Macandrew Bay is located on the Otago Peninsula in the South Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the edge of Otago Harbour, and is named for pioneer settler James Macandrew who lived here during his later life. Early residents of the area called the bay "The Hundreds", due to the large number of boulders which covered the foreshore.

Located at -45.8667, 170.6 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Populated places in the Otago Region, Otago Peninsula, Suburbs of Dunedin

Mount Cargill

Mount Cargill, known in Māori as Kapukataumahaka, is a 676 metre high volcanic outcrop which dominates the skyline of northern Dunedin, New Zealand. It is situated some 15 kilometres north of the city centre. The peak is named for Captain William Cargill, an early leader of the Province of Otago. It is one of the youngest parts of the massive extinct Dunedin shield volcano and was formed some 10 million years ago.

Located at -45.8131, 170.555 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Mountains of the Otago Region, Geography of Dunedin, Columnar basalts

Portobello Marine Laboratory

The Portobello Marine Laboratory is located on the end of a short peninsula close to the township of Portobello, within the limits of the city of Dunedin in New Zealand's South Island. It is run as part of the University of Otago, the main campus of which is 23 kilometres to the southwest in Dunedin's main urban area. The laboratory is New Zealand and Oceania's oldest established marine research facility and was opened on 13 January 1904. Originally proposed by leading naturalist G.M.

Located at -45.8276, 170.641 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Otago Peninsula, University of Otago, Buildings and structures in Dunedin

Signal Hill, New Zealand

Signal Hill is a prominent landform in the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. It is located close to, and due north of, the head of the Otago Harbour and reaches an elevation of 393 m (1289 ft). The suburbs Ravensbourne, St. Leonards, and Opoho lie on its southern, eastern, and northwestern flanks, respectively. To the northwest is North East Valley, the thalweg of Lindsay Creek, a tributary of the Water of Leith.

Located at -45.8523, 170.558 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Hills of New Zealand, Geography of Dunedin, Protected areas of the Otago Region, Visitor attractions in Dunedin

Orokonui Ecosanctuary

Orokonui Ecosanctuary, called Te Korowai o Mihiwaka in Māori, is an ecological island wildlife reserve being developed by the Otago Natural History Trust in the Orokonui Valley near Waitati, New Zealand, 20 km to the north of central Dunedin.

Located at -45.7765, 170.605 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Protected areas of the Otago Region, Nature reserves in New Zealand, Wildlife sanctuaries of New Zealand

Holy Trinity Church, Port Chalmers

Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican church in Port Chalmers, New Zealand. The church building is constructed in volcanic stone and has some fine stained glass, and is listed as a Category I Historic Place. With St Barnabas Church, Warrington, Holy Trinity Church is part of the Port Chalmers-Warrington Parish of the Anglican Diocese of Dunedin, New Zealand.

Located at -45.8162, 170.624 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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NZHPT Category I listings in the Otago Region, Places of worship in Dunedin, Anglican churches in New Zealand, Port Chalmers

Portobello School (Dunedin)

Portobello School is a New Zealand primary school located on Harington Point Road, Portobello, on the Otago Peninsula. The school has from year 1 to year 8. The school has 88 students, 4 classrooms, a library, 2 playgrounds (junior and senior) with a new senior playground opened at the 150th reunion on Labour weekend 2007, swimming pool, large grounds and a native tree reserve. The school covers the area from Portobello to Otakou.

Located at -45.8381, 170.657 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1857, Primary schools in New Zealand, Schools in Dunedin, Otago Peninsula

North East Valley

North East Valley (sometimes spelt Northeast Valley, and often abbreviated to NEV) is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin.

Located at -45.85, 170.533 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Suburbs of Dunedin

Goat Island / Rakiriri

Goat Island / Rakiriri is an island in Otago Harbour in Otago, in the southern South Island of New Zealand. It is located between Port Chalmers and Portobello, to the northeast of Dunedin's city centre. It has one of New Zealand's dual placenames. The Maori language portion Rakiriri means "Angry sky". The second-largest island in the harbour, Goat Island covers 4.5 hectares, and is located to the northwest of the larger Quarantine Island/Kamau Taurua.

Located at -45.8245, 170.626 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Uninhabited islands of New Zealand, Geography of the Otago Region, Important Bird Areas of New Zealand, Port Chalmers

Chingford Stables

The Chingford Stables are located in North East Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand. The stables are now used for both private and public functions, and listed as a Category I Historic Place.

Located at -45.8431, 170.536 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Dunedin, NZHPT Category I listings in the Otago Region

Broad Bay, New Zealand

The settlement of Broad Bay is located on the Otago Harbour coast of Otago Peninsula, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is administered as part of the city of Dunedin, and is technically a suburb of that city, though its isolation and semi-rural nature make it appear as a settlement in its own right. Broad Bay is 13 kilometres to the east of the city centre, but due to the shape of the peninsula's coastline, the heart of the city cannot be seen from Broad Bay.

Located at -45.85, 170.617 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Suburbs of Dunedin, Otago Peninsula, Populated places in the Otago Region

St Leonards, New Zealand

St Leonards is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located close to the northern shore of the Otago Harbour and on the hilly slopes above the harbour. St Leonards is 8.5 kilometres northeast of Dunedin's city centre, between the small settlement of Burkes and Sawyers Bay.

Located at -45.8484, 170.579 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Suburbs of Dunedin

Sawyers Bay

Sawyers Bay is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located 3 kilometres to the southwest of Port Chalmers in a wide valley on the shore of Mussel Bay, 13 kilometres to the northeast of Dunedin city centre. The bay, an indentation in the northeast coast of Otago Harbour, lies between the two rocky headlands of Port Chalmers in the east and Roseneath in the west. The South Island Main Trunk rail line and State Highway 88 run along the shore of the bay.

Located at -45.8187, 170.602 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Suburbs of Dunedin, Populated places in New Zealand, Port Chalmers

Ravensbourne, New Zealand

Ravensbourne is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located on the steep southeastern slopes of Signal Hill above the Otago Harbour. It lies on the harbour's northern shore, 4.5 kilometres east-northeast of the city centre. Ravensbourne's 2001 population was 1,269. Rail and road links between central Dunedin and Port Chalmers run through Ravensbourne on the narrow strip of land between the hill slopes and harbour.

Located at -45.8667, 170.55 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Suburbs of Dunedin

Roseneath, Otago

Roseneath is a small suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin, located on the northwestern shore of Otago Harbour, 12 kilometres to the northeast of Dunedin city centre. It is situated between Saint Leonards and Port Chalmers on a rocky promontory of the same name which juts 0.6 kilometres into the harbour between Sawyers Bay and Blanket Bay. The suburb and promontory are likely to have been named from the similar location of Rosneath in Scotland.

Located at -45.8275, 170.6 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Suburbs of Dunedin, Port Chalmers

Company Bay

Company Bay is both a bay and a semi-rural suburb of Dunedin, New Zealand, located on the Otago Harbour (northernwestern) coast of Otago Peninsula between Macandrew Bay and Portobello. It is often considered one of Dunedin's exclusive and wealthier suburbs. Access to surrounding suburbs and the centre of the city is via Portobello Road, which skirts the edge of Otago Harbour.

Located at -45.8583, 170.6 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Suburbs of Dunedin

Pukehiki

Pukehiki is a small locality on Otago Peninsula, within the city of Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on the ridge which runs along the centre of the peninsula, 8 kilometres from Dunedin city centre, at a junction between Highcliff Road, which runs along the peninsula's ridge, and Castlewood Road, which descends to Company Bay on the shore of the Otago Harbour.

Located at -45.8757, 170.623 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Populated places in the Otago Region, Otago Peninsula, Suburbs of Dunedin

Bethune's Gully

Bethune's Gully is notable geological feature of northern Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located close to the suburb of Normanby towards the northern end of North East Valley. It preserves a number of acres of very old-growth forest and a large stand of exotic Douglas fir, and is an ecosystem directly below the cloud forest on the upper slopes of Mount Cargill.

Located at -45.8329, 170.552 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Geography of Dunedin, Forests of New Zealand, Mountain biking in New Zealand, Valleys of New Zealand, Protected areas of the Otago Region, Visitor attractions in Dunedin

New Zealand State Highway 88

State Highway 88 is a New Zealand State Highway connecting the city centre of Dunedin with Port Chalmers, which is the location of Dunedin's main port facilities and home of one of New Zealand's major container terminals. It is roughly 12 km long.

Located at -45.8631, 170.567 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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State highways in New Zealand, Transport in Dunedin, Transport in the Otago Region, Port Chalmers